School Field Trip Fund

TEACHERS’ FIELD TRIP SUPPORT FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012

Lake Winnipeg Issues:

As part of our mission to educate Manitobans to the challenges and opportunities of this significant ecosystem, we are pleased to assist teachers in exploring curriculum-based water-related issues that pertain to Lake Winnipeg and its watershed, by subsidizing the cost of student transportation and/or entrance fees to approved field trip venues.

Criteria for Eligibility and Level of Support:

Students in Manitoba schools from Grades 4 to 12 are eligible.
Field trips on Lake Winnipeg themes may include, for example, World Water Day activities (March 22), visits to Oak Hammock Marsh, Fort Whyte Centre or to the Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium’s research ship ‘the Namao’, or to the Upper Assiniboine project.

Support will be on a cost-shared basis of 50% school and 50% LWF to a maximum of $150 per trip for transportation and/or up to $5 per student for entry fees, the overall total not to exceed $300. In exceptional circumstances of need, the cost-sharing formula may be altered at the LWF’s discretion. School divisions are limited to one grant per school per year. Our resources are finite, so first come-first served!

Applying for Support:

Application for assistance should be made in writing or by email (click on the link) Education Committee at least two weeks in advance of the trip.  See our Contact Page for Mailing Address and Office Phone number.

Please provide a brief description of the field trip, destination, total costs, number of students, their grade level, and the specific financial request, submitted to us in writing or by email, from an authorized school official. Acceptance or rejection of any request is at the sole discretion of the Lake Winnipeg Foundation.

Upon completion of the field trip, the teacher will submit a brief description of the student outcomes that were met to Chairperson, Education Committee, so LWF can assess the efficacy of its program.

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS!

Some of the Schools subsidized in the past:

Carmen Collegiate
William S. Patterson School
Ralph Maybank School
Gordon Bell High School
Ecole St. Avila
Wanipigow School
Ecole Charleswood
Wellington School
Linden Meadows School
Seven Oaks Met School
Plum Coulee School
Niverville Collegiate
Lac du Bonnet Senior School